College basketball rankings: Arizona jumps to 17th in AP Poll, 14th in Coaches

There are now three ranked teams from the Pac-12

After nearly falling out of the major polls for the first time in a few years last week, the Arizona Wildcats moved their way up quite a bit thanks to a road sweep in Washington this past weekend.

Arizona is now up to 17th in the AP Poll, and 14th in the coaches' poll. The Wildcats also have a third team from the conference joining them.

Here's a look at the full rankings:

AP Top 25

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Villanova Wildcats (32)	20-3	1,566
2	Maryland Terrapins (13)	21-3	1,499
3	Oklahoma Sooners (7)	19-3	1,472
4	Iowa Hawkeyes (11)	19-4	1,471
5	Xavier Musketeers	21-2	1,382
6	Kansas Jayhawks (1)	19-4	1,311
7	Virginia Cavaliers (1)	19-4	1,223
8	Michigan State Spartans	20-4	1,144
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	19-4	1,136
10	West Virginia Mountaineers	19-4	1,082
11	Oregon Ducks	20-4	905
12	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	18-4	826
13	Louisville Cardinals	19-4	819
14	Iowa State Cyclones	17-6	781
15	Texas A&M Aggies	18-5	663
16	SMU Mustangs	20-2	593
17	Arizona Wildcats	19-5	497
18	Purdue Boilermakers	19-5	456
19	Dayton Flyers	19-3	413
20	Providence Friars	18-6	349
21	Baylor Bears	17-6	333
22	Kentucky Wildcats	17-6	228
23	USC Trojans	18-5	225
24	Texas Longhorns	16-7	199
25	Wichita State Shockers	17-6	132
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 128, Indiana 91, Notre Dame 75, San Diego State 22, Duke 14, Seton Hall 14, Gonzaga 10, LSU 10, VCU 10, Valparaiso 9, Stony Brook 8, Saint Mary's 6, Saint Joseph's 5, UNC Wilmington 4, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Chattanooga 2, Connecticut 2, George Washington 2, Michigan 1, Monmouth 1

USA Today Coaches Poll

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Villanova (11)	20-3	753
2	Maryland (11)	21-3	749
3	Oklahoma (3)	19-3	708
4	Xavier	21-2	683
5	Iowa (3)	19-4	674
6	Kansas (2)	19-4	670
7	Virginia	19-4	616
8	North Carolina (1)	19-4	599
9	Michigan State (1)	20-4	567
10	West Virginia	19-4	490
11	Miami (FL)	18-4	433
12	Oregon	20-4	423
13	Texas A&M	18-5	387
14	Arizona	19-5	310
15	Iowa State	17-6	307
16	Purdue	19-5	292
17	Dayton	19-3	236
17	Providence	18-6	236
19	Baylor	17-6	221
20	South Carolina	20-3	185
21	Kentucky	17-6	178
22	Indiana	19-5	119
23	USC	18-5	105
24	Wichita St	17-6	91
25	Texas	16-7	69
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 63, Gonzaga 53, Duke 40, Saint Mary's 28, Pittsburgh 25, Seton Hall 21, Valparaiso 14, Louisville 12, Monmouth 12, Utah 12, VCU 8, LSU 5, Saint Joseph's 2, Stony Brook 1, California 1, Clemson 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1

This is the first time ever that Villanova has been ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, which I find hard to believe, but it seems to be so. Those Wildcats won the 1985 National Championship, and are always in the top ten, so the fact they've never been ranked first is surprising.

The Pac-12 now has three teams ranked, as USC makes its way into the rankings before coming to Arizona. Oregon is almost a top-ten team, and the Ducks are showing that they could be a legit Final Four contender this year, especially with how strange the college basketball season has been.

Three writers left Arizona off their ballots, while two have them as high as 13th. So basically, no one knows what's going on in college basketball.

Next up for Arizona is UCLA, which is not until Friday night. The game against the Trojans is Sunday night, which will likely be the last time the Wildcats face a ranked opponent until the Pac-12 Tournament.

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